*The Newtown Coffee House will host a performance by the Connecticut band (“members come from all over the place,” says event organizer Andy Spencer) THE BROKE & HUNGRY BLUES BAND next weekend. The coffee house is a monthly event presented on the second Saturday of the month at Newtown Con...Read Full Article

Programs For ParentsFATHERS’ NIGHT – next evening for Dads will be Monday, March 20 beginning at 7:30 PM.Afterschool Programs For Middle School StudentsPASSAGES – BEGINS MARCH 22
This popular, annual program is back again! Sessions will run for six Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 pm and they are:...Read Full Article

Retirement Planning SeminarTrying to make sense of the retirement planning options available to you in your first job? Just starting to think about long-term investment opportunities for you and your spouse? Or are you close to retirement age and looking for higher returns?...Read Full Article

Girl Scouts To Celebrate 88th BirthdayHARTFORD — The start of the 20th Century marked a period of historic advancement for women. Female workers organized for better wages and working conditions in 1903, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the US Congress in 1917, and suffragists...Read Full Article

Reassurance From EnglandTo the Editor,My name is Kevin Bond, chief executive of Kelda Group based in Leeds, England, and I am writing this letter to tell you a little about who we are and what we do.Kelda specializes in water and environmental services, and we have recently merged with the Aquario...Read Full Article

Property Owners Organize To Oppose P&Z Plans For ‘Upzoning’By Andrew GoroskoA local citizens group held an organizational meeting this week to marshal opposition to “upzoning,” a Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) initiative intended to protect groundwater quality by increasing t...Read Full Article

The Board of Selectmen last week made appointments to local boards and commissions.Democrat Joseph Hemingway of 10 Overlook Knoll was appointed to the Economic Development Commission (EDC) for a two-year term.
Democrat Donald C. Collier of 93 Birch Hill Road was appointed to a two-year term on the...Read Full Article

By Kim J. HarmonSOUTHBURY – It may be forever known as the shot heard ‘round the SWC.With 7.4 seconds left on the clock, Kate Ryan hit the most dramatic, most gripping, most long-awaited shot in the history of Newtown High School girls’ basketball and – with a thrilling 46-45 win over New...Read Full Article

Bikes For KidsTo the Editor,Bikes for Kids has begun its 11th year of fixing donated bikes and giving them to poor kids in Connecticut. In the past 10 years, with the help and financial assistance of local businesses, we have given away over 2,500 bikes....Read Full Article

Give The Chief ProbationTo the Editor,I have read the report about Police Chief Lysaght. It appears that both the Police Commission and the chief were trying to micro-manage and had a lack of communication. In my opinion after only attending the Police Commission once – the commissioners will fi...Read Full Article

A Job Well DoneTo the Editor,As the millennium moves along I wish to announce that my devoted secretary and confidant of over 30 years has retired from my medical office. Having spoken with tens of thousands of people over these three decades we all owe a debt of gratitude for her endless patience...Read Full Article

Another View On OrdinationTo the Editor,When a local church places notices in its weekly bulletins, there is little, if any, opportunity to voice an opposing view. I would like to take this occasion now, to share such a view....Read Full Article

NHS Students Respond Well To Humanities ClassBy Jeff WhiteThe final projects have long been turned in and graded, and a new semester is well underway, yet high school students this week reflected on last semester’s humanities course with enthusiasm. The honors-level class, which required 30 stud...Read Full Article

Birds & Birding On The InternetRIDGEFIELD — Writer and editor Jack Sanders will present a talk inspired by his new book, The Internet Guide to Birds and Birding, on Saturday, March 4, at 2 pm. The free program will be at Ridgefield Library, 472 Main Street. Participants will be encouraged to...Read Full Article